Gen. Eisenhower and the D-Day invasion
David Eisenhower, grandson of the general who commanded the greatest military operation of history's most terrible war, talks with David Martin about the legacy of D-Day, and of the decisions made and responsibilities borne by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, who led nearly 160,000 Allied troops into Normandy 75 years ago.
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My father a paratrooper with the 101st Airboat Division was very fond of General Eisenhower. He said that his personal speech to the 101 st Airborne Division just before takeoff and then he stood at attention and saluted every plane load of paratroopers as they took off. My father rarely spoke about his war experience but he spoke fondly of that speech.
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My Dad was on The U.S.S. Alabama BB-60 My Dad Never Talked about His War Expieriences but I now know My Dad your Dad and Every Man and Woman who Fought were Heroes !!
It's always good to hear, but sad to know the truth about all the horrors of this war.
No other movie could accurately Capture that moment when ike visited the airborne on june5 tom selleck and robert duvall Versions fall short! Surprised band of brothers didnt Portray it!
Eisenhower, was a very great leader, it impresses me how he approached not only D-Day but his entire career, he never planned in his life on being a General. It's remarkable he was nothing like Patton or MacArthur. He was a very cautious man and approached his job without letting ego consume him unlike Patton and MacArthur he was nervous the whole time and approached his job with extreme caution.
Yes he waited till the sovits attacked east germany.
It was the same with my pops, a bombardier who flew 36 missions over Europe. Those guys just didn't talk about it. Two things he did say: "It was war, son." and "We had a job to do, and we did it." RIP
Dwight Eisenhower may not have been the greatest of US military leaders but he did have the diplomatic skills to keep the Allies working together and not fall out with each other. This was his greatest contribution to victory and he was therefore the right man to lead the D Day invasion. Unlike the Russian and German armies, whose marshals were ruthless with the lives of their soldiers, Eisenhower cared about his men and did everything he could to keep casualties as minimal as possible.
Really smart & level headed man. I think he instilled confidence, courage & clear thinking in everyone.
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My father in law (USN WWII) didn't talk about his experiences until about 1995. It was then because he realized that I too was a Navy veteran and he never had a son only daughters. We miss you Brownie! He was a torpedo man on destroyer escorts and saw Naval combat in both the Atlantic & Pacific theaters, making 37 trips through the Panama Canal. Many in my family have served as did I (WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam). Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!
My late uncle on my dad's side survived the battan death march and 3 years as a Japanese prisoner of war. My dad was in Korea and Vietnam. Neither talked much about it until I came home in 1991 from the 1st gulf war with ptsd. Then they told me their experiences and they became my ptsd support group. There both gone now n I miss them dearly. They were my heroes.
Best Wishes to all the family from USS LEXINGTON CV-16
Thank you for your service sir
@@thomascrowley9122 Thanks for your support, but I like many others just did my job. Fortunately I made it back home as did everyone else in my family unlike many others. FLY NAVY!!!
I like how articulate and grammatical David Eisenhower is. No "yeahs" or "you knows". And Ike, I am so proud he was a Kansan, even if it is reflected glory. Eisenhower himself said the proudest thing he could say was that he was from Abilene.
Eisenhower: eternal peace after this war Vietnam: hold my rain forest.
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@@jojosins2802 2500 died in afghanistan where 60000 died in vietnam! There's no comparison. Afghanistan is not a real war
There is no doubt that he was a great General and a great President, as no USA President today can hold a candle to him.
something rarely mentioned about him... he was the father of the freeways. I grew up in Calif and the freeways in California were thanks to Eisenhower.
It is hard for many present day Americans to understand what happened back then, since almost half of present Americans are anti American. Many of them do not believe that America has a right to defend itself today.
My favorite Eisenhower quote was "Beware the military industrial complex"! He said that right before he left the White House after his Presidency! Too bad the USA didn't listen to this very wise man! Wonder what General Ike would have thought about the 20 year war in Afghanistan???????20 year war???????????????????????????
I’m only 32 and my Dad was born whenever Eisenhower was president my Dad was born in 1954.
He was a racist.
President Eisenhower was the truest of warriors, one whom ultimately fights for peace.
He and his Boss George C Marshall the most underrated American ever.
President Eisenhower was at the right place at the right time!! Locked in history as the fight of America!!! The turning point for America!! 🇺🇸 The last 60 plus years have been very interesting indeed!!!
The tides have turn, best quote from himself.
The guy at far left at 0:16 was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. His name was Bill Moore. I didn't know he was in this picture until I saw it displayed at his funeral..
I had the privilege of my grandfather sharing some stories of his time during World War 2. While he was stationed in a Philippines fighting the Japanese. At the time I found it strange that most of his stories if not all. Were about the good times. Even though he was a silver star recipient. Also three bronze stars of course and was part of many campaigns and engagements over his 3 years service overseas. He never spoke of The Killing and blood shed. Only of the good times and good friends. I think back now and Maybe it was because there were so few of "Good times" that he learned cherish them so. Thank you for your service Grandpa... Rip your with them now.
My favorite Republican president. Definitely one that is highly underrated and overlooked in today’s world. If more people followed his leadership and his guide, then maybe this country would be in a whole different place.
Eisenhower was quit possibly the smartest commanding general in U.S. History!
Amazing, such a powerful general is such a proponent for peace
This man shall always be remembered as a true patriot and great leader to the world. I only hear good things about his person, from literally all the sides, even from his enemies!!
Dwight is my cousin
Thinking of all those that made this sacrifice 79 years ago today. We will never forget❤️
Ike taking full blame if the DDAY invasion didn’t work is the sign of a true leader.
It would be wonderful to have a smart, thoughtful, and empathetic leader in the Presidency again ! A true leader that respected the Constitution . Whom cared about the people's
I know. . Biden sucks
We had one. Now we have a dementia patient who’s done more for Iran and the Taliban then he has his own country.
What an incredible human being.
Wish our schools taught more about history and less about politics
4:25 "...what they did _not see"..._ I see what he did there.
My bio father (my step father adopted me) was a driver in Patton's Red Ball Express delivering arms and provisions to the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge
Funny bit of word play @ 4:24: "...what they did *not see* ..."
Hahaha
glad someone else caught it
🙏 RIP 🙏 all the brave souls. Freedom is not free. Never take it for granted.
It was not an “invasion”, it was a “liberation”. Terminology is extremely important.
Nah it was an invasion. This wasn't France they were landing in.
Sebastian Elytron ?? The liberation (not invasion) began with Allied landings on several beaches in Normandy (which was in occupied France). Is this a wind-up?
Bill Cameron the invasion initiated liberation of a suffering European nation.
Cali Gaming Yes, it was a liberation, not an invasion. It really is very simple. Doh.
@@BillCameronWC Are you serious? We just explained to you how it's an invasion and you still don't get it.
General Eisenhower had the burdens on the world on his shoulders and made the right decision that day.
General Milley has 8 rows of ribbons.
What would ike think of the Afghanistan issue, could u kindly share your thoughts?
Some people are born warriors and others are made! Ike was a born warrior who knew the cost of war!
He was a great General and a fine President .
Captions, please!
at this point it’s no longer social media just socializing without any fact checking. Highly recommend for sharing social-entertainment perspectives
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I’m only 32 years old and my Dad was born whenever Eisenhower was the president my Dad was born in 1954.
There were a lot of babies born during the Eisenhower years. The biggest part of the baby boom.
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David looks like General Ike!
I was 7 years old watching Walter Cronkite talk to President Eisenhower on television while my mommy was at work and the babysitter let us be inside that day because it was hot outside in good old Albuquerque New Mexico desert half of the Town wasn't even there yet and we live so far out on the edge that half of our road was still desert not paid
You had a working mother in that era ? That is rare indeed. I will be 72 in November. My dad'd last battle was Okinawa and I was born in 1948. Both sides of my street and most of my neighborhood had moms at home.
He told the men in the picture with 101st Airborne Div. Your unit has no history. & they made history
Major turning point in the war.
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Still so Skeptical about war and its reasoning
read War is a Racket by General Smedley Butler
Oh what a void of leadership like this we have today.
President D.Eisenhover is one of the greatest general and leader, he is the architect of NATO the greatest force of good though it has pitfalls .
When Men were Men ! Not Blaming Anyone But Themselves!!!
Ike was right about the Military Industrial Complex
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"Who commanded the greatest military operation..." no slight to Ike, but tell that to Zhukov, or any number of other Soviet generals in the East.
How about Abilene Kansas ?!?!
One of roosevelts great mistakes....the job was mashals who had his bags packed but he in a monumental decision gave it to the warehouse man
I disagree! Marshall had a personality that would not have allowed him to get the results from Montgomery and others, even DeGaulle. Eisenhower was the man for the job. He was actually a better diplomat for this kind of work. Marshall was better at bringing EVERYONE, all the allies together, for the world wide conflict. Eisenhower only dealt with Europe.
President Roosevelt basically told General Marshall that he could have the job of Supreme Allied Commander in Europe if that is what he wanted. At that time Marshall was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Marshall considered the President’s offer and then said that he would serve in whatever position Roosevelt felt would be best for the country and which suited President Roosevelt’s preference. At that point the President said that under such circumstances he could NOT see himself able to sleep if General Marshall was not in Washington. The General accepted this implicit directive and stated that he would remain in his present position in DC. Subsequently, Marshall selected General Eisenhower to lead Operation Overlord. General Marshall was one of the most selfless individuals ever to serve in our government, perhaps our “Greatest American.”
@diemquyn9818 Nope. Roosevelt did it right.
D-Day was named after Dwight right?
um no.... every operation has a d-day h -hour
Paul Weisbecker oh alright thx
@@p.w.5199 It's almost incomprehensible someone wouldn't know this, but the younger generations are dumb as a box of rocks.... at least MOST of them.
He looks so much like his grandpa
I am an extra in this Movie. I am in the scene when Ike address the troops on 5 June.
I wonder if he even spoke about the killing and burning out of the WW1 soldiers during the bonus march war in DC…. ????
Plenty of them died!! D-Day should b a national holiday!!!
So this is what Mo Rocca has been doing since the really old Jon Stewart Daily Show!
We need an other military General to lead us.
The proper way to list the story title is not D-Day+75, but instead +27,375. Am I right?
He was one of the last republican president we've had in office.
America has had plenty of Republicans as President after Ike: Nixon, Ford, Reagan and both Bush's!
@@HolgerRuneFanThey were not who you think they were. Crazy and Arrogant: Nixon - Crook Ford - Anti-Semitic Reagan - Warmonger Bush's - War criminals
@@mateorodriguezquezada2431 silly goober Gerald Ford and Henry Ford are two different people
who else here for mr L's assignment? lol
Maybe he wished he could have jumped with them General sosabowski the polish general was only two years younger than ike jumped into arnhem in sept44!
David sounds a lot like Letterman
Dwight is my cousin
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Before sending our guys to the beach, have the Navy bombard the bluffs before hand
I've always thought that Eisenhower was an idiot to allow the airborne phase of the operation to go forward. He was advised, several times, that the casualty rate would be between a minimum of 50% and could go as high as 90%. Any reasonable commander, given those best estimates, would have no goed the drops as such casualties would have been unacceptable as they would render the entire airborne force with insufficient strength to obtain their objectives. We got lucky. As many casualties as there were, they were nowhere near the higher end of those estimates. But you can't always depend on luck. A field commander today making such decision would most assuredly be court-martialed were such high estimates confirmed by catastrophic casualties.
I think it should be investigated if the American states now and then are legislated with the Bible written as a story. The word immunity (Latin immunitas, freedom from obligations to the state) comes from a religious revelation from the middle ages, most likely from a pope to become lawless, and which has since been rewritten into sovereign, absolute, and qualified immunity (legally, cannot be prosecuted for criminal act) to the president, senate (origin, The Roman Empire), congress, cabinet, and Supreme Court for law decisions and actions. The political exploitation of the vital ecosystem has now led to forest death, how will it affect people's economy, etc? I think The Democratic party can be a consciously misleading party name with all parties belonging to The Republican party, as current political democracy and socialism can only be about going more toward the middle, eg. The Democrats for law decisions and actions, even with the misleading word professional politician. I think the people should consider voting for a real democratic party with an independent state formation to investigate if the president, parties, senate (origin, The Roman Empire), congress, cabinet, and Supreme Court overall may be guilty of a violation of democratic rights with misleading elections, economic crimes, violation of human rights with class society for adults and children, and serious environmental crime (force majeure).
Prepared for 80% casulties.
"WE DEFEATED THE WRONG ENEMY!" Patton was murdered for speaking the truth
Ike cheated on his wife and had a relationship with his assistant
Still no solution to war in 2022 just ask ukraine!😳 Jman
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The last Republican coming close to being worth anything
Sir republicans have always been average or great presidents 🤷♂️ wtf
don't forget George H. W. Bush.
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1 million germans pows died for eisenhower
Only 2,000 - 3,000 pows died in the Rhine meadow pow camps......
What a waste of life. Just to fight for a country that treats corporations or foreigners better than its own citizens.
They fought so America and Europe would be free to advance and progress civilization. One of the by products of that is the internet and KZhead which you are ironically using to criticize and make light of their sacrifices.
Ike, the last great truly great Republican President.
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